The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released a joint report designed to support practitioners and decision makers to turn migration into a force for development in Africa. The report titled ‘Diaspora Engagement, Climate-Induced Migration and Skills Mobility: A Focus on Africa’ examines the impact of migration on human […]
….Issues Tinubu 30-Day Legal Notice To Reverse Action An Abuja based Legal Practitioner, Barrister Maduabuchi Idam, has issued a 30-day pre-action notice to President Bola Tinubu asking him to “reverse the illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional re-appointment of Dr. Vincent Isegbe as Director-General of Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service.” The notice dated March 20 and addressed to […]
Shareholders under the aegis of the New Dimension Shareholders Association of Nigeria have commended the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for rejecting the company’s request for its major shareholder, PZ Cussons (Holdings), to buy out minority shareholders and delist from the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). According to a corporate Notice by PZ Cussons (Holding), the […]
Barely few days after President Bola Tinubu forwarded the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2024 to the National Assembly, the Senate on Wednesday passed the bill. The passage of the bill was sequel to the presentation by the chairman of the Senate’s committee on tertiary institutions and TETFUND, Muntari […]
The Board of Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Dr. Adora Umeoji as the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank. Umeoji, who before her new appointment served as the Deputy Managing Director of the bank, and has now become the first female GMD/CEO of the leading deposit money bank (DMB), succeeded Dr. […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restated the need for adequate financial literacy as a desirable step towards wealth creation, improved incomes, improved living standard for millions of Nigerians, particularly those in the grassroots. The apex bank’s Head, Consumer Education and Evaluation Division, Consumer Protection Department of the CBN, Lanre Gbadamosi, made this remark […]
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has reported that its agreement on the issue of the living wage during a Meeting of Experts on Wage Policies in February was on Wednesday endorsed by its Governing body At the February meeting, the experts agreed that decent wages are central to economic and social development and to advance […]
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced its collaborative effort with the Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) through a grant aimed at facilitating the training of 300 young African entrepreneurs this month. A news report from APO Group indicated that the six-week training programme would focus on entrepreneurship and intra-African trade. The GAIN-Afreximbank Masterclass on Entrepreneurship and […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, on Tuesday received a delegation of the Swedish Embassy in Nigeria led by the Swedish Ambassador, Annika Hahn-Englund, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja during which they parleyed on areas of collaboration to grow the two nations’ telecommunications industry. The meeting availed […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has restated the commission’s commitment to creating inclusive environment with a view to promoting gender inclusiveness in the telecommunications and Information and Communications Technology industry to support current drive by the government to fully digitalize the nation’s economy. […]